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USS Kiowa (ATF 72) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Kiowa (ATF 72). Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. If you also served aboard and you remember one of the people below you can click on the name to send an email to the respective sailor. Would you like to have such a crew list on your website?
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There are 46 crew members registered for the USS Kiowa (ATF 72).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1968 | 1970 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skirbe, Robert | SN | Sep 4, 1697 – May 15, 1968 | Deck | |
| Dostie, Armand | MOMM/1C | Jun 1942 – Jul 1947 | Engineering | Member of commissioning crew.Last plank owner to leave the ship.With her during Normandy invasion.Contact me for sea stories. |
| Lawrence, Kevin | 1945 – | |||
| Giles, Jim | PM3 | Nov 1950 – May 1953 | Deck | |
| Baker, Frank | I don't know | 1955 – 1959 | I don't know | Hi, my name is Spencer Moran and my grandfather Frank Baker served on the USS Kiowa ATF-72 (1955-59)He passed when I was 4.He helped recover the monkeys.I would like to know more about him.Email me Spencer.m03@icloud.com |
| Darden, Marvin | FN (ENGINEMEN) | Aug 21, 1957 – Aug 25, 1959 | Engineer | Looking for old crewmembers of the ATF 72 |
| Guion, Joe | LIEUTENANT | Dec 13, 1957 – Jun 12, 1959 | Captain | Seeking crew members aboard May 28, 1959 when we recovered the first living space monkeys. I'm writing a book about it and would appreciate any contact. |
| Guion, Joseph | Lieutenant | Dec 17, 1957 – 1959 | Commanding Officer | Need contacts on board May 20, 1959 through June 1 1959 when space monkeys were recovered. |
| Kosakowski, Donald/ski | rm2 | 1958 – 1961 | comservlant | after 50 yrs. the memory is dull but remembr a few names and faces like russ dornseif, al johnson, macelroy, obrien, zamniak, bretsnyder, johanson, jordan, ayers, moyers |
| Johnson, Allan | EM3 | Jun 1958 – Oct 1959 | Engineering | I spent almost a year and a half on the Kiowa. I also served USNS Blatchford, and finished my four on the USS Bold as an EM2. I worked with Ayers, the Moyer brothers,Jensen, Swindoll & others. I remember much of the crew |
| O,brien, Mark | RD 2nd class PO | Sep 27, 1958 – Sep 3, 1961 | Operations | |
| Atkinson, John Atkinson | FA | Oct 1958 – Dec 1960 | engineering | HI DARDEN,its been a long time,i dont know if you remenber me or not. iwas that skinny kid who laid on the deck between mains in b1 so dam sea sick i wanted to die..I used to hang around with r,jensen em3 and bocheck en3. |
| Lynch, James H | RM2 | Feb 2, 1959 – Jun 29, 1959 | OPS | I came booard the KIOWA from the USS Salem while in the yards at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. This ship made me leave the Navy for 18 months. Then I re-enl;isted and served out the remaing 22 years and was never sorry at all. |
| Mordenti, Daniel | e3 | Mar 1959 – Jul 1961 | engine man | i was abord for the recovery of able and baker |
| Chatfield, Jim | ET1 | 1960 – 1963 | Electronics | |
| Simons, Louis | Ens | Sep 1, 1960 – Jan 1962 | ops+admin+supply | Does anyone know what happened to Ens.Jack Rhinebolt who became Engineering in late '61 and later commanded SEALS in Vietnam or Lt. McNulty.I became a B/N, did 2 tours over North Nam and quit before they got me. |
| Straub, Glenn | EN3 | 1962 – 1964 | Engineering | Assigned to engine rooms B1 & B2 with Chief Hagan Patterson,Big John,Calvin Carney,engineering officer -Lt.Crouch and others. Served on this ship during the Cuban Missile Crisis, Towing water barges from Jacksonville FL. |
| Jones, Wayne | EM3 (DV)2 | 1963 – 1966 | Engineering | Spring Board GITMO, Dominican Crisis, H-Bomb recovery Spain, F104 survey Tripoli, Engineering Officers: Crouch, Harris, Skippers: McNulty, Sabin, Sylvester. EM: Bowser, Japp, Hartley, Jones, Jones,Yea, Spofford, Draper, Hogue. EN: Cochran |
| Christison, Dennis Christison | EN3 | Mar 10, 1963 – Mar 10, 1965 | eng. | |
| Woods, Richard | E3 | May 4, 1963 – Apr 14, 1965 | BM | |
Grant, Lawrence/big John  | F3 | Jul 1963 – Aug 1965 | Engineering | Great crew,great duty,learned a lot from all especially Fred Patterson engineman 2 nd class, overhauled 4 main engines,mostly in Gitmo. |
| McCarter, Robert | BM3 | Sep 1963 – Apr 1964 | deck | Worked with Vinsant BM2 and Dean BM1,the trip to Lisbon Portugal was a great expierence ,I remember Seaman Woods,a good man,as was the other Seaman.All the crew members were good men. |
| Carney, Calvin | EN2 | Oct 1963 – Jul 1, 1965 | ENGINEERING B1 & B2 | HELLO GLENN STRAUB-I'M RETIRED AND IN MANDEVILLE,LA E-MAIL buckc155@yahoo.com like to hear from you. Calvin Carney |
| Carney, Calvin | en2 | Oct 12, 1963 – Jul 1, 1965 | engineering | worked in b2 and in b1 engine room withchief hagan patterson,big john,glenn straub,enginering office-lt.crouch,maynard,orth etc |
| Perez, Richard | RM2 | Feb 1964 – 1966 | Operations | Served under Captain Sylvester. A fine officer. Mr. Walker was fun. From the Atlantic to the Carribian to a Med Cruise. Great crew, everyone of them. Fine ship. Out of Little Creek, VA. Pulled many a target! USS Kiowa! |
| Cook, Richard | RM2 | Jul 31, 1964 – Sep 7, 1966 | Communications | Served as Radioman. Great time on board. Made lots of good friends. Lt. Commander Vincent Sylvester was the best skipper I served under. |
| Cook, Richard | RM2 | Jul 31, 1964 – Sep 6, 1966 | Communications | |
| Kelleher, John | Lieutenant | Oct 1964 – Oct 1966 | Executive Officer | Great ship and crew, handling diverse salvage operations well, as well as routine assignments. Learned much from crew and captain both, honing skills which sent me on to do well as Aide/Flag Lt. ComPhibGru Two. |
| Lombard, James R. | E-2 | 1966 – 1969 | My name is Dorrie Lombard. My father sailed the Kiowa and later died on the Florikan October 30, 1972 in a fire in the cargo hold, in Long Beach. I never did get to meet him was hoping to hear some memorable stories from his shipmates. | |
| Soel, Doug | RM2 | 1966 – 1968 | OPS | I am retired |
| Livolsi, Lou | rm2 | 1966 – 1967 | operations | i am retired and live in new jersey |
| Demarest, Wesley Demi | engineman 3rd class | Nov 30, 1966 – Nov 30, 1967 | engineering | |
| Merriman, Robert (Bob) | EN2 | Jan 15, 1967 – Mar 1, 1970 | Engineering | I worked in the main engine room for over 3 years. I was fuel and water king also. I think I could find any valve in the engine room in the dark. Worked with Dan Stevens, EN1 Sutton, EN1 Hardy. Great ship to serve on. |
| Johnson, Larry | Feb 2, 1967 – Aug 15, 1970 | E2 | ic | |
| Demarest, Wesley Demi | en3 | Nov 1967 – Nov 30, 1968 | engineman | |
| Clower, Charles | CS3 | 1968 – 1970 | Supply | |
| Sheridan, Tilden(Skip) | SH3 | 1968 – 1970 | Deck | I added my dad, Skip(Tilden) to this register. He passed in 2020. He was a character and you might have a story of him you could share. He had a few from his time aboard... |
| Klinger, Bob | E-3 | 1968 – 1971 | engineering | |
| Shook, Joe | RM3 | May 31, 1968 – May 4, 1971 | OPS | |
| Awalt, Bill | LT | Jun 1, 1968 – Jul 15, 1969 | Operations Officer | Great tour of duty. |
| Houston, Marcus Steve (Sam) | EN 3 | Jul 1968 – Feb 1970 | Engineering division | Worked in main engine room |
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